The second release of Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 10 - approximately April 2012 - will set the value to false by default.

Technical Information

For more information on the 'generatePublisherEvidence' value please see: <generatePublisherEvidence> Element. Extract: "[Microsoft] recommend that services use the <generatePublisherEvidence> element to improve startup performance. Using this element can also help avoid delays that can cause a time-out and the cancellation of the service startup."